Making Inferences

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What is an inference?An inference is an idea that is suggested, but not stated.They are conclusions we drawfrom what we see, hear, and read.What two inferences are most logically based on the information suggested by the following cartoon?B. The man deliberately ruined the woman's pan.A. The man was probably working on a home improvement or repair project.A. Johnson’s neighbor had children who took care of the rabbit. Jim Johnson panicked when he came home from work to find his neighbor’s pet rabbit dead and in the jaws of his German shepherd, Fido. Johnson took the filthy, slightly chewed-up bunny into his house, washed it with care, and then used the blow dryer to restore its fur as best he could. A short time later he secretly put the rabbit back into its outdoor cage. The next day, Jim’s neighbor stopped him as they were both doing yard work. “Did you hear that Thumper died?” “Uh, no,” stammered Johnson. “We went out a couple days ago and found him dead. What’s really weird, though, is that the day after we buried him, we went outside and discovered that someone had dug him up, given him a bath, styled his fur, and put him back into his cage!”Which two inferences are more firmly based on the information given in the following passage?"I feel a vibration. Can you call my cell phone again?"What inference can you make from this cartoon?Which two inferences are firmly based on the information given?

A. Johnson's neighbor had children who took care of the rabbit.B. Fido had probably dug up the rabbit's grave.C. The neighbors were convinced Johnson had dug up the rabbit.D. Jim Johnson assumed his dog had killed the rabbit.E. The rabbit had been very sick.What inferences can you make from these paintings?painting by George BellowsCheck 2 inferences that are most logicallybased on the information suggested by the cartoon.3 Consider the alternatives. Don’t simply accept the first inference that comes to mind.2 Use your background information and experience to help you in making inferences. The more you know about a subject, the better your inferences are likely to be.1 Never lose sight of available information. As much as possible, base your inferences on facts.Guidelines for Making Inferences in ReadingHere, Sandburg uses a figure of speech known as a metaphor, comparing fog to a cat that makes a sudden, silent, almost mysterious appearance.The fog comeson little cat feet.It sits looking over harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on.Poetry, especially, by its nature, implies much of its meaning. For example, read the following poem by Carl Sandburg: "Fog."INFERENCES IN LITERATUREListen to the song "The 5th Element" by KJ-52. I will pause after each element is described. You will have to use the clues in the song to infer what object is being described. Write down you best guess for each element. The fifth one will not be listened to as the song gives it away.Making InferencesC. The woman is upset that the man has used her pan as a hammer.D. The man realizes that the woman is angry at him for using her good pan as a hammer.